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As Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorists are being eradicated from Syria’s Afrin, messages of support to the terror group came from Egypt and the UAE as the terror group is seeking allies in the region.
After being exposed as possible partners in the dirty plan hatched for the region by the Israel, U.S. alliance, it is being evaluated that PKK’s new allies in the region could be Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Egypt.Statements leaked to the media revealed that the PKK/PYD is hopeful of receiving support from the UAE and Egypt.
A statement issued by Egypt after Turkey’s Afrin operation backs these claims, as the regime of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who seized power after a coup in 2013, said the operations “interferes with Syria’s sovereign rights.”
On the other hand, Saudi Arabia in recent months pledging a budget of $1 billion revealed its support of the reconstruction of the PKK-occupied city of Raqqa, which was leveled to the ground by U.S. bombs.
Turkey on Saturday launched Operation Olive Branch to remove PKK/KCK/PYD-YPG and Daesh terror groups from Afrin.
The operation is being carried out under the framework of Turkey’s rights based on international law, UN Security Council decisions, self-defense rights under the UN charter and respect to Syria's territorial integrity, the Turkish General Staff has said.
The military also said that only terrorist targets were being destroyed and "utmost importance" was being given to not harm civilians.
The PYD/PKK is the Syrian offshoot of the PKK terrorist group, which has been designated a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU.
Terrorists from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)’s Syrian offshoot, the PYD, are smuggling their own families out of Afrin as they block the region’s civilians from leaving, after Turkey launched an operation dubbed “Olive Branch” on Saturday, aiming to clear the northwestern Syrian region from PKK/PYD terrorists.As civilians are being used as “human shields” by PKK/PYD terrorists, family members and close associates of terrorists are allowed to leave, as the terror group attempts to relocate them to distant regions.People of Afrin fed up with PKK terroristsViolations targeting the region’s population by PKK/PYD terrorists are still ongoing. Civilians are being taken hostage and forced to take up arms as terrorists continue to bombard children and hospitals, which revealed the true aims of PKK/PYD terror organization. Bereaved families are left helpless as their kids are being taken hostage by the terror organization.Turkey on Saturday launched Operation Olive Branch to remove PKK/KCK/PYD-YPG and Daesh terror groups from Afrin.The operation is being carried out under the framework of Turkey’s rights based on international law, UN Security Council decisions, self-defense rights under the UN charter and respect to Syria's territorial integrity, the Turkish General Staff has said.The military also said that only terrorist targets were being destroyed and "utmost importance" was being given to not harm any civilian. The PYD/PKK is the Syrian offshoot of the PKK terrorist group, which has been designated a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU.Turkey continues to shell PYD/PKK targets in AfrinTurkey to continue Afrin operation 'to last terrorist'Old photos being used to discredit Afrin Operation
PKK/PYD terrorists smuggle own relatives out of Afrin, block civilians from leaving
Turkish army continued to shell positions of PKK/PYD terror group in Syria's Afrin on the third day of Operation Olive Branch on Monday.The military carried out the shelling from Turkey’s border province of Kilis in support of the Free Syrian Army, which was conducting a ground operation against terrorists in Afrin, according to an Anadolu Agency correspondent in the field.The artillery fire, which intensified from time to time, could be heard from the city center in Kilis as well as in some villages of another border province of Hatay.Meanwhile, military vehicle reinforcements continued to be made for the border units.Turkey to continue Afrin operation 'to last terrorist'On Saturday, Turkey launched Operation Olive Branch to remove PYD/PKK and Daesh terrorists from Afrin.According to Turkish General Staff, the operation aims to establish security and stability along Turkish borders and the region as well as to protect the Syrian people from the oppression and cruelty of terrorists.The operation was being carried out under the framework of Turkey’s rights based on international law, UN Security Council’s decisions, self-defense rights under the UN charter and respect to Syria's territorial integrity, it said.The military also said the "utmost importance" was being given to not harm any civilian.Afrin has been a major hideout for the PYD/PKK since July 2012 when the Assad regime in Syria left the city to the terror group without putting up a fight.Video: Recent developments in Turkey's Operation Olive Branch
Turkey continues to shell PYD/PKK targets in Afrin